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  • Central America

    The Legal History of Central American Republics This section provides an overview of Central American Republics The Legal History of South and Central America This general section provides an overview of South and Central America and its historical context. South and Central America […]

  • Age Discrimination

    UN Working Group on Age Discrimination in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to UN Working Group on Age Discrimination: On August 12, 2013, Laurie Phipps, U.S. Adviser for Economic and Social Affairs, addressed a session of the UN's Open-Ended Working Group […]

  • Age Discrimination

    UN Working Group on Age Discrimination in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to UN Working Group on Age Discrimination: On August 12, 2013, Laurie Phipps, U.S. Adviser for Economic and Social Affairs, addressed a session of the UN's Open-Ended Working Group […]

  • Sustainable Development

    Definition and Origins Sustainability and sustainable development were initially defined and promulgated in a report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, "Our Common Future" (1987). This report said (page 43) that sustainable development "is development that […]

  • International Data Collection

    International Data Collection Data Collection: International Conflict Data Collection Procedures in International Conflict Datasets Differences in definitions of conflicts used in various conflict data collection efforts will influence inferences on trends in conflict and peace. For example, decisions about what to consider a state will have obvious implications for conclusions about conflicts between them. Resources…

  • ASCOBANS

    Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (ASCOBANS) (1991) The Parties, Recalling the general principles of conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, as reflected in the World Conservation Strategy of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World…

  • Peacekeeping Operations

    UN Peace Operations Today, personnel in UN peace operations mediate among local, regional, and international stakeholders to prevent the outbreak, resumption, or spread of fighting. They promote confidence-building measures to help a peace process take root. They help implement peace […]

  • Compliance

    Compliance with Law The half century since the end of the Second World War has witnessed the proliferation of international norms, not only in traditional areas of international regulation, but in new fields once thought within the exclusive domes tic jurisdiction of states. As the […]

  • Compliance

    Compliance with Law The half century since the end of the Second World War has witnessed the proliferation of international norms, not only in traditional areas of international regulation, but in new fields once thought within the exclusive domes tic jurisdiction of states. As the […]

  • Soft Law

    Compliance with Soft Law In the study of compliance with soft law, several factors were identified in advance as possibly affecting state performance. While most of them apply to all subject areas in the study, the relative importance of each varies from one subject to another. The […]

  • Soft Law

    Compliance with Soft Law In the study of compliance with soft law, several factors were identified in advance as possibly affecting state performance. While most of them apply to all subject areas in the study, the relative importance of each varies from one subject to another. The […]

  • Government Surveillance Powers

    Government Surveillance Powers Government Surveillance Powers: the Threat of Terrorism Of 15 European Union member states, eleven have mandatory national identification card systems. These are long-standing normative differences that would likely bring public outcry if implemented in North America. Other monitoring programs and database (e.g. NSEERS in the EU or US-VISIT in the US) have…

  • Records Access

    Records Access Communication Records Access The United States PATRIOT Act permits ISPs to hand over any transactional data to law enforcement without court order or subpoena. Data can include not only “the name, address, local and long distance telephone toll billing records, telephone number or other subscriber number or identity, and length of service of…

  • Records Access

    Records Access Communication Records Access The United States PATRIOT Act permits ISPs to hand over any transactional data to law enforcement without court order or subpoena. Data can include not only “the name, address, local and long distance telephone toll billing records, telephone number or other subscriber number or identity, and length of service of…

  • Sexual Violence in Conflicts

    Sexual Violence in Conflict and Emergencies in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Sexual Violence in Conflict and Emergencies: (1) United Nations On March 12, 2013, the UN Secretary-General presented a report on sexual violence in conflict. U.N. Doc. […]